Clinical Steering Committee

APPROACH’s clinical steering committee is responsible for the scientific integrity of research projects conducted on the APPROACH database, and assurance that the questions being asked are appropriate and properly supported by the data being collected.

The duties of the CSC include the following:
1) review of all data requests for feasibility and appropriateness
2) review and approval of all proposed research projects and manuscripts
3) review and approval of policies on privacy and confidentiality

The clinical steering committee meets to discuss APPROACH operations and research, and to map out the future directions for APPROACH.

Clinical Steering Commitee Members

Dr. Merril Knudtson, Principal Investigator, APPROACH

Dr. Ross Tsuyuki (chair), Director, Epidemiology Coordinating Research Centre (EPICORE), University of Alberta

Dr. William Ghali, Director of Research, APPROACH

Dr. Wayne Tymchak, Director, Division of Cardiology, University of Alberta

Dr. Arvind Koshal, Regional Director, Cardiac Sciences Program, Capital Health

Dr. Neil Brass, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Royal Alexandra Hospital

Dr. Michelle Graham, Cardiologist, Capital Health

Dr. Brent Mitchell, Head, Department of Cardiac Sciences, Calgary Health Region

Division Chief Cardiac Surgery, Calgary Health Region

Dr. Dean Traboulsi, Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Foothills Medical Centre

Dr. Michael Curtis, Cardiologist, Calgary Health Region